improved the structure

examples/entityScripts/createRecorder.js

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var rotation = Quat.safeEulerAngles(Camera.getOrientation());
+rotation = Quat.fromPitchYawRollDegrees(0, rotation.y, 0);
+var center = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiply(6, Quat.getFront(rotation)));
+
+var recordAreaEntity = Entities.addEntity({
+    name: 'recorderEntity',
+    dimensions: {
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10,
+        z: 10
+    },
+    type: 'Box',
+    position: center,
+    color: {
+        red: 255,
+        green: 255,
+        blue: 255
+    },
+    visible: true,
+    script: "https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/sam/record/recordingEntityScript.js",
+});

examples/entityScripts/recordingEntityScript.js

@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 
 
+(function () {
 
+    HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET = "http://s3.amazonaws.com/hifi-public/";
+    Script.include(HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET + "scripts/libraries/utils.js");
 
-(function() {
     var insideRecorderArea = false;
     var enteredInTime = false;
     var isAvatarRecording = false;
@@ -25,51 +27,63 @@
         _this = this;
         return;
     }
-    
+
+    function update() {
+        var isRecordingStarted = getEntityCustomData("recordingKey", _this.entityID, { isRecordingStarted: false }).isRecordingStarted;
+        if (isRecordingStarted && !isAvatarRecording) {
+            _this.startRecording();
+        } else if ((!isRecordingStarted && isAvatarRecording) || (isAvatarRecording && !insideRecorderArea)) {
+            _this.stopRecording();
+        } else if (!isRecordingStarted && insideRecorderArea && !enteredInTime) {
+            //if an avatar enters the zone while a recording is started he will be able to participate to the next group recording
+            enteredInTime = true;
+        }
+    };
+
     recordingEntity.prototype = {
-        update: function(){
+
-            var userData = JSON.parse(Entities.getEntityProperties(_this.entityID, ["userData"]).userData);
+        preload: function (entityID) {
-            var isRecordingStarted = userData.recordingKey.isRecordingStarted;
+            print("RECORDING ENTITY PRELOAD");
-            if(isRecordingStarted && !isAvatarRecording){
-                _this.startRecording();
-            }else if((!isRecordingStarted && isAvatarRecording) || (isAvatarRecording && !insideRecorderArea)){
-                _this.stopRecording();
-            }else if(!isRecordingStarted && insideRecorderArea && !enteredInTime){
-                //if an avatar enters the zone while a recording is started he will be able to participate to the next group recording
-                enteredInTime = true;
-            }
-            
-        },
-        preload: function(entityID) {
             this.entityID = entityID;
-            Script.update.connect(_this.update);
+
+            var entityProperties = Entities.getEntityProperties(_this.entityID);
+            if (!entityProperties.ignoreForCollisions) {
+                Entities.editEntity(_this.entityID, { ignoreForCollisions: true });
+            }
+
+            //print(JSON.stringify(entityProperties));
+            var recordingKey = getEntityCustomData("recordingKey", _this.entityID, undefined);
+            if (recordingKey === undefined) {
+                setEntityCustomData("recordingKey", _this.entityID, { isRecordingStarted: false });
+            }
+
+            Script.update.connect(update);
         },
-        enterEntity: function(entityID) {       
+        enterEntity: function (entityID) {
             print("entering in the recording area");
             insideRecorderArea = true;
-            var userData = JSON.parse(Entities.getEntityProperties(_this.entityID, ["userData"]).userData);
+            var isRecordingStarted = getEntityCustomData("recordingKey", _this.entityID, { isRecordingStarted: false }).isRecordingStarted;
-            var isRecordingStarted = userData.recordingKey.isRecordingStarted;
+            if (!isRecordingStarted) {
-            if(!isRecordingStarted){
                 //i'm in the recording area in time (before the event starts)
                 enteredInTime = true;
             }
         },
-        leaveEntity: function(entityID) {      
+        leaveEntity: function (entityID) {
             print("leaving the recording area");
             insideRecorderArea = false;
             enteredInTime = false;
         },
-        
+
-        startRecording: function(entityID){
+        startRecording: function (entityID) {
-            if(enteredInTime && !isAvatarRecording){
+            if (enteredInTime && !isAvatarRecording) {
                 print("RECORDING STARTED");
                 Recording.startRecording();
                 isAvatarRecording = true;
             }
         },
-        
+
-        stopRecording: function(entityID){
+        stopRecording: function (entityID) {
-            if(isAvatarRecording){
+            if (isAvatarRecording) {
                 print("RECORDING ENDED");
                 Recording.stopRecording();
                 Recording.loadLastRecording();
@@ -80,12 +94,13 @@
                 }
             }
         },
-        unload: function(entityID) {
+        unload: function (entityID) {
-            Script.update.disconnect(_this.update);
+            print("RECORDING ENTITY UNLOAD");
+            Script.update.disconnect(update);
         }
     }
-    
+
-    
+
 
     return new recordingEntity();
-});
+});

examples/entityScripts/recordingMaster.js

@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@
 //  Created by Alessandro Signa on 11/12/15.
 //  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
 //
-//  Run this script to spawn a box (recorder) and drive the start/end of the recording for anyone who is inside the box
+//  Run this script to find the recorder (created by crateRecorder.js) and drive the start/end of the recording for anyone who is inside the box
 //  
 //  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 
-var PARAMS_SCRIPT_URL = Script.resolvePath('recordingEntityScript.js');
 
 HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET = "http://s3.amazonaws.com/hifi-public/";
-Script.include("../libraries/toolBars.js");
+Script.include(HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET + "scripts/libraries/toolBars.js");
-Script.include("../libraries/utils.js");
+Script.include(HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET + "scripts/libraries/utils.js");
 
 
 
@@ -30,35 +29,25 @@ var COLOR_TOOL_BAR = { red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0 };
 var toolBar = null;
 var recordIcon;
 
-
+var isRecordingEntityFound = false;
 
 var isRecording = false;
 
-var recordAreaEntity = Entities.addEntity({
+var recordAreaEntity = null;
-    name: 'recorderEntity',
+findRecorder();
-    dimensions: {
-        x: 2,
-        y: 1,
-        z: 2
-    },
-    type: 'Box',
-    position: center,
-    color: {
-        red: 255,
-        green: 255,
-        blue: 255
-    },
-    visible: true,
-    ignoreForCollisions: true,
-    script: PARAMS_SCRIPT_URL,
-    
-    userData: JSON.stringify({
-        recordingKey: {
-            isRecordingStarted: false
-        }
-    })
-});
 
+function findRecorder() {
+    foundEntities = Entities.findEntities(MyAvatar.position, 50);
+    for (var i = 0; i < foundEntities.length; i++) {
+        var name = Entities.getEntityProperties(foundEntities[i], "name").name;
+        if (name === "recorderEntity") {
+            recordAreaEntity = foundEntities[i];
+            isRecordingEntityFound = true;
+            print("Found recorder Entity!");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 setupToolBar();
 
@@ -70,7 +59,7 @@ function setupToolBar() {
     Tool.IMAGE_HEIGHT /= 2;
     Tool.IMAGE_WIDTH /= 2;
     
-    toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.HORIZONTAL);    //put the button in the up-left corner
+    toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 100, ToolBar.HORIZONTAL);    //put the button in the up-left corner
     
     toolBar.setBack(COLOR_TOOL_BAR, ALPHA_OFF);
     
@@ -81,9 +70,8 @@ function setupToolBar() {
         width: Tool.IMAGE_WIDTH,
         height: Tool.IMAGE_HEIGHT,
         alpha: Recording.isPlaying() ? ALPHA_OFF : ALPHA_ON,
-        visible: true
+        visible: isRecordingEntityFound,
     }, true, isRecording);
-    
 }
 
 function mousePressEvent(event) {
@@ -106,8 +94,6 @@ function mousePressEvent(event) {
 
 function cleanup() {
     toolBar.cleanup();
-    //Entities.callEntityMethod(recordAreaEntity, 'clean');      //have to call this before deleting to avoid the JSON warnings
-    Entities.deleteEntity(recordAreaEntity);
 }